Data Governance Analyst: Metadata & Data Quality

Dow Inc.; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase programs

On-site fitness facilities

Wellbeing portal and benefits

Job summary

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst-style professional for Midland, MI, or Houston, TX. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, and document metadata while collaborating with business and technical teams to enhance the usability of enterprise data assets.

The role emphasizes governance processes, data catalogs, and metadata management, with growth opportunities in a distributed data environment and governance tooling adoption across domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience (US E5 or Canadian ranks)
• Minimum 2 years in data governance, data management, analytics, or related field
• Foundational governance concepts, metadata, and data quality management
• Experience with business and technical stakeholders to support data-related efforts
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; good problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• US work authorization required; no visa sponsorship available

Responsibilities

• Execute established data governance processes, policies, standards, and controls
• Support enterprise governance initiatives through governance activities and deliverables
• Follow governance methodologies, templates, and best practices
• Create and update business metadata, technical metadata, business glossary entries, and data catalog content
• Document data ownership, stewardship, and data lineage
• Maintain governance repositories and standards documentation
• Perform data quality assessments and validation activities
• Monitor data quality metrics and identify data issues
• Support root-cause analysis and remediation for data quality challenges
• Execute testing and validation of governed data assets
• Collaborate with Data Governance Managers to capture knowledge and requirements
• Prepare governance documentation and recommendations for review and approval
• Populate and maintain data catalogs and governance platforms
• Support data classification and ownership alignment activities
• Maintain metadata for governed data assets
• Support governance communications and training materials
• Contribute to standardization and continuous improvement of governance practices

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or military experience (US E5 / Canadian PO2 or Sergeant)

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

SQL

Job description

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst-style professional for Midland, MI, or Houston, TX. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, and document metadata while collaborating with business and technical teams to enhance the usability of enterprise data assets.

The role emphasizes governance processes, data catalogs, and metadata management, with growth opportunities in a distributed data environment and governance tooling adoption across domains.